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Science. 1993 Dec 17;262(5141):1818.
Interleukin-2 receptor gamma chain: a functional component of the interleukin-4 receptor.
Russell SM,
Keegan AD,
Harada N,
Nakamura Y,
Noguchi M,
Leland P,
Friedmann MC,
Miyajima A,
Puri RK,
Paul WE, et al.
Section on Pulmonary and Molecular Immunology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892.
The interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor gamma chain (IL-2R gamma) is an essential component of high- and intermediate-affinity IL-2 receptors. IL-2R gamma was demonstrated to be a component of the IL-4 receptor on the basis of chemical cross-linking data, the ability of IL-2R gamma to augment IL-4 binding affinity, and the requirement for IL-2R gamma in IL-4-mediated phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1. The observation that IL-2R gamma is a functional component of the IL-4 receptor, together with the finding that IL-2R gamma associates with the IL-7 receptor, begins to elucidate why deficiency of this common gamma chain (gamma c) has a profound effect on lymphoid function and development, as seen in X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.
PMID: 8266078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]